The strange phone call from Seyyed Mohammad Khatami to Major General Seyyed Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi

The book "Sarboland-e Meydan," pages 272 and 273

Brigadier General Majid Khorasani:
One day I went to see him, and he said:
"Mr. Khorasani; yesterday Mr. Khatami called!"

I was surprised; it is not customary for the President to call anyone below the Commander-in-Chief.

Mr. Khatami had told Mr. Hejazi: "A highly confidential letter bearing your signature is on my desk right now. You have written what should and should not be done in the election."

General Hejazi's reaction was very intelligent.
He said: "I knew they wanted to create a stir involving the Basij in the upcoming election. I told Mr. Khatami: Excuse me, is that letter on your desk?" He said: "Yes. It is also classified as confidential."

I said: "Then the letter belongs to the internal affairs of the IRGC, and the fact that it is on your desk is a crime!"

I deny this letter. I have neither seen nor heard of it. Be one hundred percent certain that I did not sign the text you mentioned! Even assuming the impossible—that I did sign it—I will tell Security to arrest and legally pursue everyone involved in transferring this letter from the secretariat to wherever in the IRGC it ended up before reaching your desk!

He said:
I told Mr. Khatami: "I suggest you consult with Mr. Abtahi, your legal deputy, and see whether calling me was the right thing to do! Whether what you said is logical? Because right now I am speaking to you from a legal standpoint, not a political one."

Half an hour later, Mr. Abtahi called Mr. Hejazi and said: "From a legal standpoint, what you said is correct. Please, I ask you not to pursue the matter!"

Brigadier General of the IRGC Seyyed Mohammad Hosseinzadeh Hejazi, known as General Hejazi, the deputy commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, passed away due to a heart condition.